Mega Drive Longplay [196] Alisia Dragoon

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Played by Tsunao
Some game by Game Arts and Gainax.
Something about a girl and some sealed off monster...or something. I skipped the intro and scenes. =P
Platformer (and a kinda difficult one) where you blast enemies with lightning, but it can't be spammed. Spamming it will make it "run out". You also get four magical critters.
This longplay goes through the game on Normal difficulty. I try to find as many secwets as possible. All critters are used. Stages 1-6 are played with skills. 7 and 8...not so much. My personal best was Stage 6 Boss. Too much stuff happens in that stage, and it is probably the most difficult stage in the game. -_- Stage 7 was pretty tame. -
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[@MrSmokincodz]

My buddy and I played this growing up. He just passed away from brain cancer. Rip Andy. I miss you and will always remember the good times we had together.

[@GarrettRay77]

This soundtrack is amazing. The opening song was breath taking for the mega drive.

[@dollors1]

*pops mouth* noice

[@maskedbadass6802]

@Succ The hedgehog lmao, I know right? Sometimes it's easy to forget that the internet is open to everyone, children and morons too.

[@spatchmo6938]

I'm pretty sure the soundtrack was composed by the same man that composed the soundtrack to Lunar: The Silver Star

[@tsitracommunications2884]

@@spatchmo6938 and the o.s.t to atomic robo kid

[@williamrodriguez8957]

It's a game where you start out with a pet dragon and Sith lightning. The bad guys are screwed.

[@momokochama1844]

yep. and all this power in the hands of a teenage girl xD

[@gc3k]

Rey Skywalker??

[@milesr4609]

@@gc3k nah, so much better...

[@rendyiswanto9529]

unlimited...powahhhh!

[@milesr4609]

@@rendyiswanto9529 Alisia would beat the sh... out of Palpatine.

[@pulvi3329]

Ah Alisia Dragoon...the most bad ass sorceress chick that ever existed, great game 👍

[@MrDibara]

It never hurts to say it again. They were living legends on their time. Common folk may not even know who they were, but they'll stay in our hearts forever.

[@KungKras]

Who?

[@MrDibara]

@@KungKras It's been 8 years, so even I don't know anymore. 🤣 I guess I was talking about games from that time... _maybe?_ XP

[@arklaed]

@@MrDibara or their makers

[@cesaravalost7247]

This game is amazing! The graphics, the music, the game play!

[@twist58]

And to think Gainax got involved with this particular Sega game WAY back in the early 90s before being further recognized in Japanese Anime like Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL, and Panty & Stocking. This game was definitely difficult for me to defeat back when I was a little kid. This should have been adpated into Anime form years back.

[@CarbuncleMotha9]

Gainax was involved in lots of video games in the early nineties, like gotzendiener for the PC Engine and even developing their own adaptation for their Nadia anime, with an original story.

[@tsitracommunications2884]

They also did princess maker

[@robertramage9331]

As someone who had only made it to the end of 6 beginning of 7 as a child... Mad props... This game was so hard back then!

[@BiimGamesDev]

What a memory. I really enjoyed this game when I was young!

[@TheSikkoboy]

The soundtrack was kickin ass! So damn prog

[@Soddarkryder]

This game always reminds me of actraiser, and vice versa. Gotta love how the girl just waltz across the stage pointing to the monsters, elegantly.

[@GrahamChapman]

Actually never saw what was beyond stage 6 in this game. Nice to see a full playthrough. ^^

[@FingerBreakerWu]

One of my favorite Genesis game when I was a kid. I sent the stage select code into EGM and got a t-shirt.

[@notthesameman]

Nice, must of been cool👍 thanks for sharing😀

[@jadekris]

OMG this is one of my all time favourite Mega Drive games. And people complained that an auto tracking lighting bolt would make the game too easy, ha shows what they knew. Thank for the post.

[@geminilady11]

This was my favorite game back in the day

[@tsitracommunications2884]

Mine to. Cash worth spent

[@timsohn7057]

Sooooo many memories. used to own this game. couple years after this came out i was surprised Gainax was involved

[@houseofgreyeliza1117]

childhood memories! you did soo amazing loved it

[@kzbxvz]

SEGA & Game Arts was well ahead of their time with a female hero four years before Lara Crofts formidable entrance :)

[@cybergothika6906]

I admit, if you had a Genesis you were also happy. After 20 years I think I must admit it, I had a Snes back the days and thought he ruled alone, however Gen had some fun sidescrolling. We didn't have female heroes much as you did. I'm taking roms for my amusement now, better later than never.

[@Bloodreign1]

The SNES had it's fair share of female lead heroes in games, there's a lot of Japan only SFC games with female protagonists, the Genesis too had it's fair share, but not sure if it had that many to be honest. I can think of this game, Alis in the Phantasy Star series, Ms Pac-Man, and the two young ladies in the Battlemania/Trouble Shooter games off the top of my head. I personally collect for both 16 bit consoles, and this one is in it thankfully. But so are the Super Metroids, the Mario World games, the Sonic's, most of the Streets of Rage games (I have all 3 on a PS3 Genesis compilation disc), all 3 Final Fights, the first Trouble Shooter, the Zelda game, two of the last 3 Phantasy Star games (I do have them all on a couple Genesis collections). My 8 bit NES/FC collection is 336 games, my Genesis 181 games, my SNES sits at 193 games. And I am still trying to affordably fit more physical carts without going the flashcart route.

[@milesr4609]

@@Bloodreign1 Genesis had a lot of heroines, besides Mania, Maria (the girls in Battlemania/Trouble shooter), Alisia and Alis, it had Dahna (Dahna Megami tanjou), The Huntress (Blades of vengeance), Annet (El Viento), Yuko (the Valis games), Zaana (Arrow flash), ovbiously Blaze (SoR), Tyris (Golden Axe), Nei, Mieu and Rika (among others, Phantasy star MD trilogy), Sheena (Contra hard corps), Karen (Alien Storm), Leila (Rolling thunder 2), Hiromi (Burning force), the rider in Super Hang-On, Cotton & Silk (Panorama Cotton) and Shadow (Eternal Champions/X-perts). You could put Alissa Cyan but she wasn't playable haha. P.S: amazing 16bit collection you have there!!.

[@Bloodreign1]

@@milesr4609 Thank you, yes, still trying to slowly build both consoles over 200 games each, or as many as I can afford that I like (the 8 and 16 bit era were key points in gaming for me, they were coming of age consoles for myself) for both consoles. Game Boy is another I collect for, it sits at 139 games mostly the old black and white games with a few GBC games, and a few GBA games mixed in for good measure.

[@chrisliam2]

One of my most favorite MEGA DRIVE games , music , graphics and Game play are amazing , wish we got a sequel or some talented fan makes a fan game sequel or spiritual successor .

[@Sarato]

One of the best games ever. I owned it from I was like 9 but finished it when I was about 16 years old. Man, this game is hard but hard in the good way. =3

[@Ashleymaul]

Before Claire Redfield was fighting tyrants.

[@masterbison8957]

@Maul Is Alisia related to your former master by any chance ?

[@notthesameman]

She related to Capable(red head) from Mad Max Fury Road.

[@milesr4609]

Alisia is Alisia...nothing more, nothing less...

[@SparkyLurkdragon]

This and Ecco the Dolphin were what I had as a Genesis kid instead of Metroid, with Ecco handling the getting lost exploring bizarre, lonely, otherworldly places aspect, Alisia handling the badass warrioress aspect. Not a bad trade if I do say so myself.

[@xyz-ns7ym]

Why isn't this more popular!?

[@DeathNeff]

Confirmed for Mega Drive Mini. Never heard of this game. Good thing I booked Mega Drive Mini

[@CalebByRamen]

Same! This looks really fun! Never heard of it. Glad its coming to the mini!

[@CalebByRamen]

This youtube channel called Hot Take: Video Game Rants did a great overview of the new mini games.

[@btetschner]

Looks like an amazing game. Thank you for the video.

[@KageChen]

Can't beat this game when I was kid, still can't beat this game and I am almost 40.

[@VJFranzK]

The monsters were always shocked to meet Alisia Dragoon!

[@milesr4609]

I see what you did there..

[@dannyhtheretrogamingmaster9548]

This game is definitely a classic and a hidden gem

[@Bloodreign1]

It's sad when people talk Genesis games, and this game is hardly EVER mentioned. Only way I knew of this game pre-emulation and myself owning a PC was through the old Genesis ads run back in the day early in the Genesis consoles lifespan, and it was shown for all of 2 seconds.

[@LeoannyBueno]

Amazing memories. It was my first game taming little monsters. That game made like and play pokemon a lot. 😂😂😂😂

[@daminmancejin]

I have never played this game but now I wann play this on my sega genesis

[@TheChoujinVirus]

***** yup, I recalled it took me to middle school just to get to the last boss

[@simplybe6506]

I was looking for this game 20 years :D

[@johnrowen4604]

The only game's I had for Sega Genesis . As a child were Columns / Sonic the hedgehog 2 . / Sonic the hedgehog 3 and Sonic Spinball . So I am now taking full advantage . Of the Sega Genesis the reason I didn't do so . As a kid was because I was born in the 90s . So now I am enjoying Sega Genesis to the fullest extent .

[@judyhopps9380]

I get a Krull meets Strider vibe here :D

[@Eidoridori]

This game is pure magic

[@Thunderbird-cs2cz]

I loved playing this game! The ball of fire was one of my favorites, he could destroy foes easily. You might say he invented swiping!

[@Bloodreign1]

One of the best Genesis games, bought a copy of it years ago after almost passing on it. Saw it in a local Play N Trade, randomly fired up the ROM, a few days later I went back, got it, as well as Mystic Defender.

[@DarkEinherjar]

I'm so conservative with my monsters in this game, that the only one I keep outside all the time is the Fireball for blocking projectiles, and also because it has to take a lot of consecutive hits before it starts losing health. :P

[@BloodyBay]

Ball o' Fire was my favorite pet too. He didn't have any of the flashy projectiles or "zap everything on the screen" powers, but he was a great blocker _and_ your best defense against those little swarms of bats and such. Getting him up to Level 3 first (and making him bigger and more damaging to any baddies who ran into him) became one of my top priorities every game. And whipping him around by turning back-and-forth rapidly was a real room-clearer. :-) Oh...and that bulbous-headed sea monster who was the Stage 2 Boss? Just get in front of him, turn your back on him and crouch to stick Ball o' Fire in his mouth. It works like Voodoo! Just remember to turn back around and give Ball o' Fire a break once his charge gets low, so he doesn't start taking damage from that sea freak. Your pet can't do _all_ the hard work, right?

[@andrealopriore9062]

@@BloodyBay Nice tip, thanks! I'm currently struggling a little on Alisa Dragoon.

[@BloodyBay]

@@andrealopriore9062 You're welcome. It's good to hear that Alisia Dragoon is still being played after all these years. :)

[@andyd3447]

My favorite game on the sega and top 5 of all time. amazing music and it was so damn fun. I loved changing my pets for each unique situation.

[@koteprado2728]

My favorite game !

[@Fascistbeast]

I’ve never seen this game before Amazing how Sega had many good exclusive games to compete with Nintendo in the 90s. Many of these games never got a sequel or continuation unfortunately.

[@studiussuburbius6255]

This is one of the best on my playlists games...

[@andyd3447]

same!

[@synthoelectro]

RPGs on the Genesis are like buried treasure themselves, because you have to dig to find them.

[@antoniosarrialopez1504]

Estos sí que eran juegos que te cautivaban de verdad y te animaban a jugar y jugar , y difíciles como deben ser un buen juego .

[@andyd3447]

This was the ONLY game i ever beat on Sega. One of my favorite games of all time!

[@Bloodreign1]

Picked this up long ago, nearly looked past it. Saw it at a game shop, thought nothing of it, went home, decided to ROM it up, was floored. I went back a few days later and picked it up cart only, along with Mystic Defender, not long after this games price exploded.

[@devjock]

Elven Mage eyh? Nice playthrough! I remember the difficulty curve on this game being brutal. Nostalgia! Thanks for the upload, was great to watch!

[@SephirothXValentine]

When you realize Elven Mage is an average "b" ranking... *me who's never beaten the game begins sweating profusely*

[@kzbxvz]

Yes I'm wrong sir, Metroid is rigth! But the first female hero whitout a mask is the 15 yo Alis in the classic RPG SEGA sms game "Phantasy Star" 1987 :)

[@omoterengue]

i love this game thanks for sharing , well done merci ;)

[@ChewyThomson]

Used to love that intro music. It was so epic.

[@life1love1]

Dang this game got an awesome sound track games. Games like this bring good memorys back :)

[@apcsox]

Loved this game even though I sucked at it. Thank you game genie I loved the music, that boss music still sticks in my head

[@1RacerXer]

This is the game I beat the most number of times back in the day. Great game!

[@nathansoyuz]

Increible, en aquella epoca de los 1990s, se me hizo un juego genial, inolvidable. Ojala hicieran un remake de ese juego, aprovechando la potencia que tienen hoy en dia los hardwares de hoy en dia.

[@andyd3447]

This was the only game i only ever beat when i was a kid. I think i was 9 and it felt SO long but i loved the game!

[@Acelif]

I remember the western box art to the game was really metal compared to the JPN one

[@mrmonkeyman79]

So Alisia needs to save the world while suffering from a bout of hiccups? Tough break

[@maskedbadass6802]

The end results screen music is a nice little funky jam.

[@pauljohnson7548]

This game should be called Alisia Attrition. All you do is absorb wave after wave of cheap, unavoidable hits, and then learn where all the hidden health replenishments are so you can absorb even more cheap, unavoidable hits. The presentation is top-notch, though.

[@creechvideos]

Such an awesome game. I've somehow never been able to defeat that last boss though...

[@patwallace6032]

Same!

[@notthesameman]

Same here, but I can play it over and over again

[@mariusnottet3844]

@WorldofLongplays: I'm curious, did you finish this game when you were a kid? Personnally, I think I never beat the first boss of Stage 7. Thanks for your videos, it's awesome!!! ^^

[@transcending_concrete]

+nmarius Same here, boss of stage 6 was always my end. Always... until there I didn't have much trouble though. I just should give it a try again. At least I managed to finish Ghoulds N Goblins with my friend back then and this one isn't harder.

[@mariusnottet3844]

+Proto6unner Big thanks for your answer! Ghouls N Goblins, when I was a kid, I think I have never finished the game the twice time it requires :-p

[@MrSammersELsoho]

That gave me chills first time seeing the ending this game was so hard for me as a child.

[@RoadRunnerMeep]

One of the best games for the megadrive

[@SmashTom]

Never heard of this game, but it looks awesome! I think I'll try it myself next time I'm in a Sega mood. The style reminds me a bit of Actraiser, but that was for the SNES.

[@samuelmaia5089]

wonderful game, I`m back to my 13 years old now. NOSTALGIC

[@thor2070]

This game brings back memories. I still love this game. Alisia is still my girl.

[@TheZombietyk]

loved this game soo long ago, great musics

[@thelastofitskind3034]

Best underrated game ever

[@indierokkers]

Amazing game and music! Thanks!

[@SonOfIrak]

The Sonag It's Very Nostalgia 😭💔

[@JohnHassink]

And Samus Aran from "Metroid", Yuko Aso from "Fantasm Soldier Valis" and Athena from "Athena". All three from 1986. :-)

[@cosiDIVerso]

OMG my first console game!!!!!! so many memories!

[@parker469a]

I've never played this game but everything about seems great except the enemy's are too fast and you don't seem to have any good options for dodging incoming attacks. Such as a dodge roll, dash, or even a shield.

[@BloodyBay]

Actually, one of your pets (Ball o' Fire, the little fireball that follows Alisia around) _is_ a pretty good shield. With a quick about-face, you can do a pretty good job of whipping Ball o' Fire around to where he can block incoming attacks and smack any enemies who get too close. Incoming swarm of bats? Just turn your back to them, crouch and let Ball o' Fire handle the rest.

[@julesgamergourmand]

The game is original for the time, games with a woman were rare. Interesting game but too difficult.

[@desmondkelly5959]

Aww wow this game takes me back especially hearing that 2nd soundtrack which starts at 2:26 gave me goosebumps I felt like a was a young kid again such amazing memories the 80s ❤ By any chance does anyone know the name of the soundtrack that starts at 2:26 mins in? I'd be much greatful if anyone could help absolutely love that theme.

[@SouthwesternEagle]

I wish she could have ridden the Dragon during the gameplay. That would have been epic.

[@Xr4y81]

That intro music reminds me my childhood

[@roguedrones]

looking back i'm proud i completed this when i was like 10 or something.

[@gc3k]

The Wikipedia page for this game has a paragraph about it being a breakthrough for women's representation in video games. If you know the history of the Genesis library (or video games in general), it's a weird comment that doesn't match the list of popular and classic Genesis titles, starring female characters as the playable lead, years before Alisia Dragoon was released. Release dates really aren't up for debate. A strange thing to write into a random Wikipedia article about a 30 year old video game

[@andyd3447]

Yes! its one of the reasons i wont get the classic console. It should have been included.

[@Bloodreign1]

Metroid was pretty much one of the first games to have a female lead, in a time where male heroes dominated the landscape of video games, but sadly Alisia is not remembered like a Samus.

[@gc3k]

Metroid was 1986, by then (since 1982's Ms Pacman) there were several games with female lead characters, Metroid made history with game design

[@joaocolavinefernando4070]

Alisia Dragoon is the hardest mega drive game to complete ...

[@andyd3447]

really? Its actually the only mega drive i ever beat

[@markwhickman351]

I remember this game being sodding hard.

[@irllcd13]

Never heard of this one but looks worth tracking down.

[@nemesys6]

I feel like this has a ghouls and ghost feel to it.

[@Matthew6418]

Anyone here from the new genesis games on NSO announcement?

[@masterbison8957]

*POWER* ! *UUUUUNLIIIIIIIMIIIIITEEED POWEEEEEEEEEEERRRR* !

[@gonxalves63]

Lembro-me de ter zerado esse jogo na mega drive e voltei a zerar no emulador a pouco tempo. É dos jogos que eu gosto mais da velhinha 16 bit da SEGA.😉

[@ダークプレーヤー]

jogo é bem difícil levei pau logo no início

[@trcsonic]

It's on Sega Genesis mini collection

[@johanbee8757]

Bought it because of the cover, dont regret it one bit.

[@kharnifex]

Hop on the Dragon, Shinji

[@RoadRunnerMeep]

I used to love the thunder bird

[@RufasWan]

Awesome game! Would like to try it out myself one day. Thanks!

[@coolrash]

Ебать, я только что прошел эту ебать хадркорную игру. НО ОНО ТОГО СТОИЛО! Музыка классная, прорисовка на высочайшем классе АНИМЕ художников!!! Потел 3 дня за этой игрой. ДОВОЛЕН. СОВЕТУЮ ПРОЙТИ РЕТРО ГЕЙМЕРАМ.!! Игра топ

[@igorbog88]

Very interesting game

[@E180TEKNO]

I am currently blocked at the boss of stage 4 at 19:36 it is for the moment my favorite music of the game that of stage 4

[@enriquesebasebazatorre8914]

En el 2023 y lo he jugado hasta pasarmelo

[@zaytoony]

Eye of the Tiger in Stage 3

[@damin9913]

I was just playing alisia Dragoon last night great game faster then castlevania for the super nintendo 😊

[@darrenclements6028]

Alisia Dragoon is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING and AWESOME 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@ReconRaptor]

this game was extremely good.